Explain to me the microwifi system, I'm curious. Thanks. On Apr 13, 2014, at 11:55 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote:
> Hi Eric, > > As Chris pointed out, Apple has put Airplay into the Control Centre, I > assume mostly in order to streamline the interface of its apps such as > Music, Podcasts etc. As you already noticed the MLB at Bat app still has its > own Airplay button and so does Audible to give another example. It takes a > bit of getting used to at first, but in a way it does make sense to have it > centralized in Control Centre because I might be playing music via Airplay > and check my email or make a phone call and this way I can bring up the > Control Centre from any home screen or app and control Airplay. > > I am not sure what the purpose is of having your Philipps show up as a WiFi > network. Often a device would show up here to do some initial configuration. > One example of this is the WiFi Thermostat from Radio Thermostat. When you > first hook it up it shows up as a WiFi network and you have to connect to > it, then bring up the Netatmo app and do some initial configuration. You > actually join the thermostat to your home network this way, once you connect > to it and bring up the Radio Thermostat app you are prompted to make a few > selections, then a list of available WiFi networks shows and you select your > home WiFi and enter it's password. Once the thermostat is connected you go > back to WiFi and rejoin your home WiFi on your phone, then you return to the > app to finish the setup of the thermostat. Once it's done it will no longer > be visible in your list of available WiFi networks. > > I am not sure which model of Philipps speaker you have and what you do to > join the speaker to your home WiFi. But since a speaker just like the > thermostat has no interface on its own where you would select which network > you want and where you can enter the password of your WiFi, I very much > assume that you do this also on the phone. In any case, if the speaker is > already connected to your WiFi you will definitely not have to switch to it > and your phone or any laptop remain connected to your WiFi. > > If you go to Airplay in Control Centre and you can't see your Philipps > speaker as an option then it is not properly joined to your WiFi. By the > way, I find the quickest way to find Airplay which is on the bottom right > above the bottom row of icons is to touch the bottom left of the phone and > find the Flashlight app, then swipe once to the left and you are on Airplay. > If your phone is connected to your WiFi and there is no Airplay then that > means no Airplay devices are found. If you have problems just send me the > model of your Philipps speaker and I can probably help you out. > > As far as the future of Airplay is concerned, I highly doubt it will go > away. You always find lots of discontinued stuff on Amazon especially when > it comes to electronic accessories. There are always new models and hence > others who are discontinued. Apple devices continue to be as popular as ever > and therefore accessories which work with said devices will also continue to > be popular. I would definitely not worry about Airplay going away any time > soon, it won't happen. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of SSEric > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 8:07 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Airplay: I Just Ain't Getting It! > > First, a general question. Is Airplay no longer an option in the Music app? > I don't see it on my iPhone 5 or Touch running the latest IOS.. I am sure it > used to be there, but I don't play music all that often and never had cause > for Airplay, so I am not sure when it disappeared. Is there something you > must do to activate it in the Music player? > > Specifically, I bought a Philips Airplay enabled speaker. It requires that > you acquire your network. I then bring up Wifi on my phone or Touch and can > see the new option for Philips. This is fine, except that if I switch from > my home network to this new Philips one, which is attached to my home > network, I can then no longer stream via wifi. Is this just the way it is? > > By the way, with regard to my first question about Airplay not showing in > the music player, the way I was able to play music was to first select the > Philips from Airplay in the MLB At Bat app. I then switched to Music and > played music through the speaker. > > I am trying to decide whether or not to keep this speaker and if I want to > mess with Airplay at all. If my finding is true that you do have to join the > speaker's network connection, thus not able to stream via your home network, > then that doesn't seem so viable, since most of what I do listen to is > streamed. Also, as I said, I don't really do music listening all that often, > so it might not be worth it, and I will just stick with Bluetooth options. > > Incidentally, as I shopped Amazon for Airplay speakers, I saw that a whole > lot of them showed as discontinued by various manufacturers. It makes me > wonder about the future of the format. > > Thanks for any education on how Airplay does or does not work. > > Eric > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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